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"The Center for Democracy and Technology is a non-profit public interest organization working to keep the Internet open, innovative, and free. As a civil liberties group with expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT works to enhance free expression and privacy in communications technologies by finding practical and innovative solutions to public policy challenges while protecting civil liberties. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media."

Patrick R. Lowenthal and David Thomas take a strong stance in decrying the use of student-teacher electronic dropboxes for submission of student work. We all know that in the performance arts, students benefit from public critique - and as scholars we insist on this practice for ourselves, making sure we present "papers" at prestigious conferences. So, why expect our students to perform in the "real world" and be subject regularly to critique by the very public that should be supporting the funding of their education?

Great approach to helping instructors understand some basic issues of student privacy and the role of social media. This kind of argument might encourage people to assign the use of (and contribution to) open educational resources. "FERPA was never intended to place students into the box of a physical or online classroom to prevent them from learning from the public."

A general roadmap of legal issues specific to podcasting (vs. EFF's Blogger's Rights) - orig published 2006, last updated Jan 26, 2010

Legal guide regarding free speech, political speech, anonymity, freedom from liability

Harvard Law School students provide "pro-bono legal services to appropriate individuals, small start-ups, non-profit groups and government entities regarding cutting-edge issues of the Internet, new technology and intellectual property."